1. For the first time in years, farmers aren’t protesting ______ the decrease in their income despite the economic crisis.

2. Many students in our class are terrible ______ Maths and English, so they have to attend extra classes.

3. It’s very ______ to see people asleep on the train when travelling to work; when I’m tired I do the ______.

4. My cousin John looks just ______ his father; they even have ______ habits in their daily lives.

5. Jonathan is very polite and well-behaved, ______ his brother who is really rude to everyone.

6. Dora and Mary look ______ and often I can’t tell one from the other without looking closely.

7. He’s as white ______ a ghost after the accident; it’s very ______ that he is going to faint.

8. They are ______ to be late due to the heavy traffic, so let’s start eating dinner without them.

9. You must ______ strength with will-power to become a successful weightlifter in the future.

10. That red tie doesn’t ______ you and it doesn’t ______ your clothes either; you should change it.

11. My trainers are too small and don’t ______ me anymore, so I need to buy a larger pair.

12. You can’t ______ a Ferrari to an ordinary car because their performance levels are completely different.

13. I couldn’t bear to watch my cat ______ from the disease, so I asked the vet to put him down.

14. Kate can’t ______ the smell of milk and never drinks it, not even with cereal.

15. Peter ______ to take me home in his new car since it was raining heavily outside.

16. Does this restaurant ______ for vegetarians or do they only have meat on the menu?

17. The airline ______ lunch for the passengers of the delayed flight to compensate for the wait.

18. They ______ us home-made cookies and hot tea as soon as we arrived at their cottage.

19. The injured climbers were ______ with food and water by the rescue team until help arrived.

20. My husband prefers to cook the main course rather than ______ the dishes after dinner.

21. Your car is twice ______ mine, so it’s much more suitable for a large family trip.

22. If only I ______ on vacation now instead of sitting in this boring and hot office.

23. Our house looks very dirty from the outside; it must definitely ______ this summer.

24. She has her brother ______ the dishes every morning before he goes to school.

25. A friend of ______ called this afternoon to invite us to a party next weekend.